Biennial report of the North Carolina Library Commission

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SECOND BIENNIAL REPORT
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NORTH CAROLINA
LIBRARY COMMISSION
1911·1912
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CONTENTS
XOHTU CAtIOI. IS,I. l.mRMlf COlillls..~ IOS
Lt;rn:K 01' TR,l.S l'IlIl'IT,l.1.
nt:POK'I' 01' '1'11r. 1'CCCIIETARf:
Oujed or th(' J.ibr.uy Q :llmnission .
J.ibmry I)~
Ubrruy Building ... .
1\1 unil'illfll flullJlOrt .. .
Work or the Librllry COInmistUon
Orj{ltnizlltiou !lilt! H('()rg(lllizltlion or Libmri('i< .
Field Work ..
Centml Bureau ., ... . . .
Ubrury Htnli.~tiC8 .
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Packnp;e or I",hl\tr Librsries .
Trtt\'rling I.ibnu-i('!l . ..
Lt-1lblntl\'e HcfeJ'('nf'e Work
Plnns ror the Future
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Public !.ibmr)' UtW
Slnlislie. of LJbrnriCtJ in Xorth CRJ"OIin8
Public J.iumril"ll ...
Schoolllnd College l.ibmriC6 .....
Uumri!'!! in Slate Institution ..
Libr'lrietl in Colored i ll8tutioll.'I . .
J.iumry i311 i1dinp;ll in North ClIJ"Olinll.
Libmry ,\ppTollrialions
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North Carolina Library Commission
OffiCE: SUPREMECOURI BUILDI NO. RAlEIGH
MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION
LoUIS R. WII.llO~. OhalrmaN.
Librarian UnlvoI'lllty or North Carolina, Chapel Hili
MilS. Sol. WeL, VIce-Chairman, Oold.boro
DR. e liAS. La; SlUTIl. Trco,urer. Raleigh
J . Y. J 01'.);[K
Superintendent of Public In.tructlon. Raleigh
MIl..E8 O. SIIUIULL
State Librarian. Raleigh
EXECUTIVE OFFICER
MINNIE W. LY--'TII&IIlI., .... 8ecrctorv. Raleigh
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LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
n.u.EIOII, N. C., December I. 1912.
7'0 lll' E.z:ccll('ncV. W. W . KITCHIN. Governor 0/ North Carolina.
SIII:-Complying with Lbo requirement ot tho law creallng tllia
Camml88lon, I have the Iionor to aubmlt herewith tho second bien­nial
report or tile North Carolina Library Commlulon and a survey
or library conditions In Lbe State covering the period from Decem­ber,
1910, to December, 1912.
The Secretary's report, describing tbe work or Lbe CommlSlllon
In detail. Indicates tbe &cope and nature or Its acth-Itlcs and COD­talDI
so\'eral recommendatlont which It It earnestly hoped YOU will
tranamlL with your approval to the Ceneral A.8IIembly.
Respectrully submitted,
LoUII! n. WIL80N. OhoinllOlr.
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NORTH CAROLINA UIJRARY CO\lMISSION
REPORT OF THE SECIlETARY
The following report of the IIctl\"llles of lliO Library Commission
during tbe biennial llerlod. 11)11·1912, alld of library condltlonl tn
lh(' Stale during lhe aarne period II arranged under the following
headl: (I) Tbe Object of the Commlulon; (II) General Library
PI"Ot;req; (Ill) The Work of tbe Commllllon; (IV) Plana for tbe
J.'u!Ure.
I, ODJt:c-r or Till! LIllKAU' COlI)IHV!lO~'
The object or the Library Commlulon, as auned In the la. creat·
Ing the Comml.lion (chapu'r 873, sec. 3, Public Laws 1909). I .....
followa:
1. To gh'e ulilltance, advice, and tOunael to all libra rica In the
State, to 11.11 communities which may prOPORe to ('IItabllsh IIbrarl('ll,
and to all pereonl Interested aa to the &election of booka, cataloging.
malnttnance, ale.
2 To aid In organl:r.lng nc,,' IIbrarlea and In ImprOl'lng thOlE! al·
ready orpnl:r.ed.
3. To aatabU,h and maintain traveling or other IIbrarlea.
Brlelly. the "'ork of Ute Llbmry COmmll8lon II library CJ:tenalon,
the promotion of library emdenC'y. and tbe placing of good booke
In tbe banda of every man, woman and cblld In ~orth Carolina at a
mlalmum expeadlture of time and money.
11 . LIlIII.o\MY J>1I00IUC$S
North Carolina hall made markcd progresl from a IIhrary Itand·
J>Oln~ In the past two ycars. On many Iidel we !lee slgnl of a gen·
eral awakening to the Imporlance of the public and &chaol library,
nDd to the necelslty of scientific organlzlltlon and management. A
DUPlller of na .... IIbrarlcs bave been established; some old onetJ have
been rcorganl:r.ed; several towns are now considering the establish­ment
of pnbllc IIbrarletJ; four Inatltutlons have appointed trained
librarians; more articles concerning libraries and library work have
appeared In J)llJ)era and mal"a"l.lnel tban eyer before; teacbera. prln­tlpall,
and auperlnlandenta bave given conllderable attention to
&Chaol IIbrarletl, and ooth the Fanners' Convention and the Farmen!'
t.:nlon at their IlIlIt annual meetlngl Ilalsed reaoluUons endorsing II
State "yatern of traveling lIbrnrlct.
IAlJrorv Build/tip. There haa been consldcrable actil'lty In library
building durtng the biennial lie-riot!. The following Carnegie donll·
tiona ",ere announced: $15,000 to Charlotte; $12,500 to Biddle Unt·
l'erllty; $5.000 to Canton, !lnd $10,000 to Hendel"'llon\·llIe. The gin.
to Biddie University Will conditioned upon the university ralRlng
10 HEL"f)XII 111~.:<'xl .\ I . 11 ~;I'OI!T OF TJlt:
If {l. colloge llbrary Is In chnrge ot IIluucnltJ, nn nrrangement nc<:e6-
sltntlng II chnnge In administration ellery ycar or two, It e1l1l not
be the center lIround which the work of the college revolvell, and
there Is seldom In suell colleges the proper appreciation of the
library on tbe Ilaft of faculty nnd students. Aud when the trustees
nnt! IlnlTOna of II, public IIbrdry thluk that the whole dUl}- of the
librarian 18 te lilt at a desk readIng II 110\'01 and to occasionally hand
out otller 1I01'e18 to women and children, It /s c\'ldOllt thtl1 tile [une­tion
Of II I)ublle library liS 1111 educatIonal InStitution 18 enllreh"
lost sight of [n thal community,
Tho Improvement of old libraries wblch nrc not rendering em·
chmt service to tllelr patrons Is tiS Important till the organization
of new libraries. 'fhe Commission has ghen assistance and counlK'l
to IIbrnrlnns and library boards regarding waYII and means or or·
gUl1lul.llou, and, Ir tho Instltutlons could 1)oIIsibly afford the expense.
has rcconlll1cndcd I~ comllctent organizer. In some InStances the
work has been done In whole or in part by the Se<:retary or the
Commission.
Tho school libraries In Wilson, Salisbury, and at the Eastern
Carolina Training School have been classlHed and II helf·lIstcd. A
dictionary card eatnlog wall also made for Ihe Wlison IIbrQry. The
library Ilt the AppnJachlan Training School was clasalHed, nnd tho
library of the Tholllasvllla Ortlhanage completely reorganized.
The roorgau!z.ation or thc Slate Library under the direct super·
1'ls lolI or the Secretary 18 helng pushcd ral)ldly. We had hOIJed to
finish the work before mOI'lng Into tbe ncw hullding, but oll'lng to
tack of Rsslslance thla will not be possible.
2. n~1.II WORK
Much or the work jU8t de8(lrlbed might well be included under
thl8 head. We endeavor through every p08slble means to obtain a
thorough knowledge of library conditions throughout the State, In
order tllln all advice and assistance given by the Commlaslon may
be adalltC(\ to Io<:al needs. Field work enables us to gain thia knowl·
edge Hl1!t hand, and to establlail perllonal a nd cordial rel;\tlons with
the librarians, library boards, and the people eapecially Intercsted
In lIbrarl' work.
In Held work the Commission has always placed the needa of the
IIbrarlea In thc Hmaller communltlcs first, as the IIbraTiea In the
larger cities are better able to take care of themselvC8. They have
morc adequate approprlauOll8 and better cqui llped IIbrarlana, and
ha\'e therefore Jess need or fI.SIIlstance and supervision from the
Commission. Tho libraries In the Il!.rgor towna. however, lIal'c been
by no menn8 Ignored.
,"'orty dlf1'erent lIbrarlea have boon l'lslted during the biennium,
some soveral timcs; visits ,'arled in length f rom a tew hours to ten
X-. ('. I.lIm,UIY ('())IlII~SIoJ!\' II
daYI or lwo lI·eekl. f:\'erywhere lI'e round ,genuine Interest In the
library, grateful appr«:lalion of Ihe services of the Commlss.lou,
anti a gratifying .... lIIlngness on the part or the presl to cooperate
with Ubrarlnnl and library werkers. These visits emphasized the
Imporlance and necessity or supcrvlslon. cncouragcment, and In·
spection. and or [nteHlgent direction or the crrortll and forcel being
cJ[pendetl In tho e8labllshment and de\'clopmenl of libraries. To
mnke Deld work mere effective. every IIbrnry \II tile Slate should
be \'[slted at lealt once a year and some several times.
3. CE:<>"TRAL IIURIi:..\U
The Commlss.lon omce lIeTVCS as R central bureau ror the librarlel
and IIhrarlans or the State. Information concerning library 101'1'11.
organhotlon. Rnd ruo.nngemf'nt. tbe selection aud buying or bookS.
and rcgardlng teclmlcal probleml or ('lass.IDcatlon. cataloging, etc ..
II readily available; and numerous Inquiries concerning the man)'
detallil or library administration have been fully and promptly
answered.
IAbrar/l Bla,i"ie,. Every library In the State III compelled. by
law to make an annual report to the Commlss.[on. From these reo
porlS the CommIssion complies ,'arlous tables or statistiC!! bea.rlng
the ti tle "Slallstlca of Libraries In North Carolina." ThuB lhe Com·
mission Is able to furnish valuable Information and data to tbe
librarians and trustees of our own State. to other States. and to the
UnIted States Government. Very rrequently a now library. or one
which Is conte.mplatlng some chnnge In rules and regulatlons, wishes
to know tho pallcy or other libraries on thl9 polnL It Is true that
sueb InformaUon could probably be obtained by wrlUng to tbe U·
brnrlll.lls ot tho \'arlou9 Institutions. but a great slwlng ot tlme and
energy Is e!rected by having tile in formation on file In a central
offiCi! which Is aceess.lble to the entire protesslon.
The roport for 1912 Is printed In rull In the Appendix. 'fhe table
givi ng statistics of public libraries presents lIome Interesting data
tor the study of public library problems. For Instance, In Aberdeen
thlrty·Dve per eent of the people use the public library; In lI!11sboro
twenty·one per cent. and In Tryon twenty·elght per cent. In lhe
larger towns Greensboro leads wIth thlrty-one ller eent; Charlotte
a nd Raleigh have twenty per cent each, and Winston seventeen
per cent.
The Carnegie LI brary of Cba.rlotte reports lhe largest Income, but
It Is only twelve cents per cnplta. WaYllesvl1le has thlrty·two cents
pcr capltn, Greensboro twenty·three, Aberdeen twenty·one, Raleigh
twenty. and Washington eighteen eent.s.
Circulation statistics are often misleading. A llbrar~' which lIas
only a moderate circulation may bo doing splendid reference work­probably
the most Important work of a public IIbrnry. It II Inter·
!:'H'OSI/ Blt:S .... I,\L HU'OUT 0" THY.
eating. bo,.,·e,·er. to compare tbe circulation reported by the "arioul
libraries wltb the nunlber of volumes In tbetIC lIbrarlee. In Reid!!·
\'l11e e\'ery \'olume drculnted an a\'erage of eleven tlIl1C11, and In
Concord and Waahlngton eight times. Of tbe larger lIbrarlH Char·
10lle and WInston hud the largeaL clrrulnt lou. each VOlume In thc
formcr IIbrnry having clr~u laled six times. and In the laller n\·c
times.
Ut'porll 0/ StOll.' Ollccr,. Tbe object of the Commlnlon In col·
IC('ting llDd preservlug the lurplus reportll and IlUbll('/Hlous Of the
seteral State omces ""118 el'plalned In tbe last rcllOrt. As tbere I.
uo law aULbnrlzlng tbe Commlnlon to collect this material. tbe work
haa not bet>n \· ... ry s\leeelillful. To make It etl'ectlve the plan adopted
in a number of other BUll ... s should be adopted In North Carolina;
that Is. the Stat(' Printer IIbould be directed to turn O\'cr a stated
number of such publl"'at!onl to the Library Comml.slon for dlsul,
butlon to IIbrnrlCil. Tbe Commission Is In a position to know what
libraries can make usn of the reports. monographs. bulletins, etc ..
Issued by tbe IICveral departments. 8S well- as tbOlle In whleh It
would be carefully IlrC8erved. Librarians complain that they are
otten unable to discover what has been published sud that In many
C8lies they can uot obtain publlcstloDs ""bleb would be ot Kreat vslue
to the patrons of their Institutions. lloreover, request. from stu·
dents both ""Ithln and wit bout the Slate Bre frequ('nt, and too often
the desired literature can not be supplied. Hence tbe Importance
of collecting, prl'llCn'lng, arrllDglng, llDd wlllCly distributing this
material.
4. I'USLICATIOSS
The regular publlcaUonll of the Commission Include the biennial
report. ot which this Is the second. and a quarterly perlodll:sl en·
Utled the Norln Curo/fllII Llbrurll Hul//,Un. This bulletin IB B('nt
without. charge to all IIbrnrlanB In the State. to ('OUllly and city
superli,tendents of schools. nud to otherll making apllilcation for It.
The first volume. comprising twelve numbers, ""as completed with
the publication of tho September. 1912. llillue. and Il title page and
Index to the "olume '11'111 be mailed with tbe tlMJl number of \'olume
t\\·o.
The bulletin aervC!l aa a means of communication between the
Commission and the libraries of the Slate. 11 l:onlnl1l8 news of
North Carolina IIbrarlee and librarians. items of general Interest,
book lists and review •. and artlelC8 on various subject. of library
work. Requests to be placed upon the malting l1st. not !cell of I:bauge
of addrC8s, occasional lettcl'll of appreciation. and Inqulrle. indicat,
Ing that certain artlclC8 ha\'e been read, or sugg('atlons followed,
pro\'e that the labor and expense of publication are fully juatlfied.
One of tbe cheapest way. of dlstrlhnting Information Is by means
of printed material. The Commilillion not only dlBtrlbulC8 Its own
publlratloml but, .. tbe nero 8rl_ and (und, permit, mllny ! .. ued
II)' Ihe l'ub!h,hlng Hoard of Ihe American Library Atllloclat!on. More
1IIl00pbletl Offl nerdt>d; a. !lumber o( leanCIII, drculars of 'n(orma·
lion, book 1111111, etc" should ~ prrjlor('(I, printed and dllltrlbut('(l.
Theil(! would Include IIl1ts o( booka on country lire, IJUnltlltlOll,
lI"rlrultllr(', cooperaOve murkeUng, etc.: lehool IIhrary holplI J;lvtng
JlRtK of boob for the dl!1rrl"nt gradel lind HU{clI;etltlonll regardlllg the
Cllrr, IIiif', ami admlnletratlon of 8<'\1001 Ubl1lrlra: plltnphlela dealing
whh III('h lubjt!('UI all the value of publiC Jlbrarl('tl, how to organlz(!
library aM>loclatlonll, and ('onallttltlonl and by·III'III'1 for aueh auocla·
tlonM; IIltl o( booka recommended to amalt libraries (or nrst pur·
chase; and rutls In e1lU1alncatlon, cataloging and other technical
qUel'llonl. Llsla and helpll of thl, natuN' wOllld be very useful to
IIhrarl(!A. townll, and irtdlvldulIllII, and ",'ould greatly almpllfy the
omce \\'ork o( the Commll!llion.
Blennlnl repor18, 1910 10 date.
North CarolinlL Library Bul1Hln, J)C('(ltuoor, 1909 to date.
Tho Public Library. (Circular No.1.)
Traveling LlhrarlE'll. (Circular No.2.)
Debslln,; JIlt of books for I1brarlcl. high achoola. and debatln&'
tJOCletll'll. (Leaflet No.1.)
~'rt'f! Debate Ubrarlea, 1912·1913. (I.canel No.2.)
5. I.1nR.\K\ 1.I".oIl<L\TIO:-;
The 1mblle library law having been relK'aled by The Rel' leal of
1!}O~, tile Commllll!lon prellared and eI.'Cured lhe Jlaunge of a good
I!lw In 1911. The J!lW provide" for the e~tllblls h ment of public II·
bra r les In Incorporated tOWlIlI, for thclr maintennnee by Ulxutlon,
ror tbe aJl I)()i ntment nnd organization of the library board. and
deflnell the powers and duties of trullte('s. The full tut Ie given In
the Appendix.
A Bumnler achool (or lIbrarians ..... IIS h('\d In Raleigh In July, 1911.
Tills WIUI the lirat library COUrIJc dlatlneUY for lihrarlans ever gl\"en
In Norlh Caroll,\a. It was not Intended (or teachers or tescilI'r
librarians, nor ""a8 It Intended to t8ke the place of regular library
III(h001 trnlnlng. The object ..... as to give IhOI!e alreadr holding
lIbrury p~ltlon~ and without adequllle t rain ing a nd exper ience all
opportun ity to acquire some kno ..... ledge of the 11IIrely tel.':bn!eal 81de
of library work. 'I'he elflsll Willi !jmall bul t he members were I'ery
(mthuslast!e nnd did II Plendld work.
There I. given each year during tile Summer School of the Cnl·
"erslly of North Carolina a courae In library methods for teachers.
The Comnllealon ('oOperatel' with the Unl"e",lty Library In th1a
work.
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1, IICIIOOI, WORK
Tbe best place to begin extension work Is with the children, for,
If we teach the I'hlldr£'n to love good books and accustom them to
the use or tl. good library, the IJublle libraries or Ihe future 11'111 take
caro of Ulcmsclvl's, '1'0 do thla wo mUlit have tho aHKIHtance or the
leaciler!l; hence the CommlSlllon takes ad\'Onlnge of every oppor·
tunlty to CII1abJish tl. clOlle cooperation wltb tho schools. Tbere Is
no way In which we I'an come Into such Clol5e touch with the teachers
118 by attending the summer schools.
Every year the S(!('rNary Kivell two or three Il'I'tuNls at the Sum­mer
School of the State Unlvenlty. In 1911 her subjects were:
"The School Library." and "Books and Reading", In 191Z, "The
Dlssemlnatlnn nf Books" lind "Children's Reading, and Some Prac,
tical i\lethods or Developing it." In the summer of 1911 Dve leclure~
were given to the studentll of the Appalachian Training School. and
three at the Easlern CarOlina Training School In 1912. The Secre­tary
has also I)resentetl library topics at the teachers' Instltutell,
conference of Institute conductors. and the Tcachen' Asscmbly.
During the biennium a number or Behool and college libraries
have been "Islted, and &eyeral exhibits ef library aid, for teachers
have been held. The Cnmmlll8lon has al80 been of service to tile
I!C.'.hools in sel(!(:ting and ordering books and In furnishing IIsu of
books on various subJ(!(:ta and for the dllferent grades.
In re«!nt yean then haa been considerable dl!!Cull8lon concerning
the school as a social center, and without a doubt there ahould be
a wider use of the school plant. The sc.hool library lIuggesu one
way of bringing this about. In couniry districts Cllpeclally, the use
of the school library ahould be extended to the en lin ('Olllmunlty.
This has been dOlle III a IlI08t successful way by a !!Chool In }o~rllnkllll
Coullty. Whell a I)rlnclpal took charge of lhls achool about a year
ago he found that IIUle or no ulle Willi being mode or the LIbrary.
lie at once put It Into good condition and bought aa many nl'W
bookll all he COUld. The next step was to Intcrellt the people In th£'
books and the library. Thl.s was acoompllilhed In due lIme hy much
perllOnal care and etrort. Then It occurred to him that the older
people might enjoy the same privilege and tbat the library might
be made to exer t an Influence for good o\'er the eOllre community.
He detlired Cllpeclally to Intetelll the young men of tbe neighbor­hood.
Wllh this object 10 view a. reading roolll wal Dued Up and a
number of the beat monthly and weekly maga'l:llI(!9 subllCrlbed for.
The bulletins on AgrIculture. Home EconomlCII, nnd Health Issued
by Ihe State alld I~edernl Oo,'ernment were obtained wllhout charge.
It wall decided to have the readIng room open every Tuesday and
Friday nights and to 100'lte the young men to com~, and to come
In their working clothell. The IIrst night wall a most encouraging
one. About l,,·eDty·nve young men visited the reading room; some
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ouL or I'urloelt)' probobly, nut for the moe! part there Wall a IIcnu­Ine
Interf!llt In the Ubrnry, nud lJlls Interest has grown unlll the
n,.dlng room Is looked upon a. a lK'rmaneut and Imllortant llart
of the «lIomllnlty Ufe, There i. no more efJ(!('th'c way to Incrt'atOe
Iht' IIscJulnesa of the 11("1001 library ond of galnin!; 1\lIIPort for It
than by extendlnlt It I prlvlJegca to all Ihl' people of the ('Olnmunlty,
8, ,.,\(;",\11.: UII II&B.\T& l,lnR.\IUUr
The pockaf;e IIbrarlca were prepared I'Ilpeclnlly for thl' high sehools
of the State and In rl'llponse to mony requeslB for literature on cur,
rent political and &ociai qUC3tlons, Theile rellllClltl ClIme from IItU'
dl'nlB aud principals of the rllral diliril'lll al wcll III from the lar!l;er
townll, and IndIcated the strong Interest of our people In the Im­portant
(luClltlollS of the day. The State pro,'ldea tree Ichoo]1 to
train useful and Intelligent citizens: and H the high 8<'hool boYI und
girls study and become familiar ..... Ilh Important political and social
questlonll, lu the near ftllute we shall have a more enlightened and
u!)Cful clll1.enahlp. IIenl'e It seemed 10 UI that It WnB the duly of
tbe State to supply Ibl. Cl'er Increaliing demand for literature, In
onlcr that these quesUona might be tully and InteJ1lgently swd[ed
Rnd deboted.
As an exper[menl the Library CommiSSion prCI»u'ed a lel\' package
libraries on the IIl1bj(!('UI [n greatetlt, demand. Thetle werc loaned
without charge to schools and to debaUug loclellea whIch ..... ould
pay tbo eJ:pte!ill or poIItage as the cRlle might be, The CXp@rlmenl
wall so succesllfu] and there ""a. sllch a demand tor tbe IIbrarletl
dllrlng the winter and Sl)ring thal It waH decided to Increase the
number of libraries and to enlarge the acope of the ..... ork before the
opening of lhe echooll In the fall of 1912. AC(:ord[ngly a number
of package IIbrarlel wete prepared dllrlng the l ummer montha,
The collections ba,'e become kuown as debate librarIes, oocauae
they hav6 been chiefly used by debatlug IIOCleUes, but they ate
equally valuable for IItlldy e1uhl!, cil'le 11 611oclntlone, aud farmertl
wbo are Interested In lIucb quelltlons. The libraries are made up
of books, magazine artIcles. epeeches, brlefl, newapaper clippIngs,
government documents, and pamphlets lUlled by societies formed to
promote some particular reform or to combat 1101116 political Ilrln·
clple or practice, Thl' moat ,'alliable Information Ill)(ln qUCfltlon8
of public Intereal Is geueral1y lound, not In booka, but In newa·
papers, magazines, and repotla, MaterIal ot this cbaracter II oltl'n
,'ery dlmcu]t to obtain e\'cn In the larger cltlca while In the smaller
communities It III seldom avallab]c,
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(I 1ft,e I ".$1-'UI'<Ot. .ur~ :If tt. ebllU<n::I !ur
"'ll to .... ~ _1: i:lllt!l jI.':o;Um1lDl tiI·,n, \0
aw \1M' V· • c:ooCI ftn tL· III.lUUt: Ubrariea o! t.b.. !r.U""" J.lI tul.~
'.:lIoN' of ~,=-",.lnII Til d< If"~ must hill' .11' ~..-uw'" ~~"
~~ b~· bf' (t'WwDs:Ot; Ul1." 1l0t'UIlUll' \11 .. ~ OI'J,lO'r-r
(I..udIJ.ldh .. ,low CIDUP'_-a:oOll • .Hi: lit .'uwa Thflto.
tIO .-"y ;n;. .. b1dI ", au. 1IIQo Ill".udI u. \Duel: .. 'ltl1 ,,\;S,:b.~
.. b7 1il':1end.1.llf ... wmn·'" _00k
~urs II. a.-- Fum­lID
b;o:!r .u~ 'WGT
-n. 6daouI ~17' WlC 'l\ODb awl. 1.eawlI¥' ill 1Pl! -11",
Lr ...... ICo¢1 or a.;.ollr ami ''Cblillrel! II. .l:.eudlUl: anil "ow", Pnt.
Uealll1~J.<oo. cd u-.-lopl.nC it. .. l.I.!h' autUll.t\Tl" o! 1tll Jl"we it!d:W'_ •
.. ~ dn!D to ~ .r:u\Strull' u: :.be AP.JiIlIKchiaU! 'ITllinlQl: &:tmo1. and
th."'l!t' at ~ £a.t.·ru CllTt>lltui. ~ i:O<'tu>ol 11; 11'1: Th. ~
tarr bu &1110 JI __ Dted llb!1lrr topllS In 'tb >'!a,'bun: tumJtm~
enuI"n>.nt'E' of m.u'uu t.'(IJ)01WUlMl. and th" Tea,.l,,,rf.' .AHe:wh!)'
Lrl1ruu: tl:!. bi.enn1um • .Ilumbt- of kbuul null. ~. Uhrarlfll
lIa:r~ bee:D T~"!1 auG Il"v...-al aWhia of ~)' aI.tU for tet..-iw.tE
.b.ve ~ held Th[o CAmuulICaD has 111M. b<teD or 1r.""1n- u. t.b<"
lllihooll ill _~ and onIer~ boub and 111 fun1111h.t.m: u.u of
bocD an l-m"IOW; llubJOll!tl and for the ~ r::rauea.
lu reeent YeaJ'II tb-t baE \M!en eanal.denWlt- di.-u_tOll eoUel!:!'1ltut:
the IIclwol aa II. lIodaJ: f'eIll"". anll ,,·r-.J.toU'! II; doUJr: the"- lIJlOuld 1Ji,
II. 1I'"llieT U~ o:! the liIClloot plant. Ibc' IICbool U\J:1&n' .u~ cntt"
...... ,. at hTludnJ:' :.w. aooUL l.n .-oumry disuiCU f'ftJ,lf;etallr, 'th@ U1ll"
of the iit:houl 1Ibnu'I &bould ll'f' exwnded to WI" f!lIUn f'onunuoJ\~
Th1a hili bI::elI dulU'- In II. m_ lIu\.~ul .. ~' bo' &. ~houl III Fl'1ln'klln
Countr. Whf!ll Il prlnoipal lllllir. c1nlTl::" of thl, sebooJ uOOY! • yt:llT
IU!O bt found that lin!" or lit' u.. "'A'IIJ bclul; mudt" of th~ Jl~
B" at OliN' put It tm.o r:oot1 eondkiDn 8.l1d oour:li1 lUi manY nl'"
book .. !I.E b .. t':DDlcL Tb.I· next IIltlJl "'A'~ 1.0 luteretJl t.b(· JI"flI'It- III thtc
boots IWl1 WI" lUJrary Thl' " ... &.ecmnJIliIIb"d In due tim~ toy mut:tl
I~ cure 8Dd don.. Thrul h oecllTl"1!d to "him t.h.L {hI older
P"fJPle mll;hl ell,joy tlll- awl' ptlvl~ and that thl" library mlr:ht
lIf" .tn.ade to ~ lUI In.ftuI'nl'lf' for r:ood ov~ :.h, e!ltlrt efJlUIIJunlty
H~ d~ l!fIpflclall,. to Intl"'rem WI" YOUIlr "]Den of tbl- n~r:bbor,
bood .• ntb tlJl. ntoert In .. I" ..... readltl& room Wilt> .floI'd up and II
number of tb .. bI!tn m01ltbly tuld weckJy ruu:;w:lneotl lIu'*rlbecl 'lor
Tbe bulJet1tll1 01l Am'lcultUtfl:. Home Eeollomloa. nnd Health IIIJIUf!d
by t.bl' Sau, "ud Fed"tlll GO\'QTDlllCnl wert!" ubmhwd "'hhou! uhlU"~'
IL Willi decldfld to havl" tlil' tea.d.lnJ: roolIl O}M.!D ('\'''ry TueluhlY und
Friday n1j;hu: a.nd 10 Im'lll' tb .. YOUI1I; 1Ilf'1l to c<1me IUld lO t:01ll'­to
the1r "'A'otklllJ: c:lothlS. Tbt finn. nl!:bt WIl8 a 111'* enCOllJ1l.hlll~
0lIf!. About twenO'·n ... · "ounl': mf'O .. ild:UlII til(' l"6Ildinl:. ronm' MIUlt-
s, (, 1.11111,\11\' {'(I'I"I'~ro:s-out
of ('urlOlllty probably, But for the mOllt part there "'as 0. ,scnu·
Inc Inu:re.t In the library, and thl~ Intel'(ltlt haa grown until the
r('lullUK room Is looked upOn as a p('rmanent nnd Important part
of the community life. There Is no more elfeeth'e ..... l1y to Incr('!l.HI'
1111' u8l'fulnCHII of the 8cl,001 library aud of gtr[nlng ijUPllort for It
than by extending [ts privileges to nil lhe IlCOllle of the comm\lulty.
8. l'Ai;KAVI: on 1,.:U.\TE 1.IIUt.\III1~<:
Tile package libraries ..... ere prepared espe<'lally for the h[gll aehools
of tbe Slate and In respons(' to many reQuellUI for lIteratur(' on cur­rent
political and aoelal questlonR, These requesta came from stu­dent.
and prluclpals of the tural dh;trlclS 88 welt as from the larger
to ..... n .. and Indicated the strong Interllllt of our people In the Im­porlAnt
Questions of the day. The State pro\'ldea free schoola to
train uaeful and Intelligent cltlzenll; nud If the high school boys and
girls study and become familiar with Important political and social
QueatloulI, In the nenr future ..... e IIllali hove It more enlightened nnd
useful citizenshIp. Hence It seemed to liS that It ..... as the duty of
the SUIte to supply thIs ever Increualng demand for literature, In
order lilat these Questions might be fully lIud Inte11lgently studied
lind debated,
Aa an experiment the Library COlamlaaion Ilrepared a fell' Ilackage
libraries on the subjectlJ In greatest demand. Thlltie were loaned
",'\thout charge to IIChools and to debating locleUea whlcb would
pay the expresa or poIIulge as the cue might be. The experiment
was ao 8ucceuful and there ",'as such s demand for the IIhrarlll8
during the wInter and spring that It wal decided to IncrellSe the
number of libraries and to enlarge the scope of the work before the
opening of the schools In the full or 1912, Accordingly a number
of package lIbrarlea were prepared during tho summer montha,
The collecUons have become known as debate libraries, becauso
they have hef'n chiefly used by debating socletlc .. but they lire
equally valuable for study clubs, cIvic asaoclatlens, and farme rs
who are Interested In such Questions. The IIbrarlllti a rc made up
or bookl, magazine articles, lpeechlll, brlefl, ne ..... spaper clippings,
government documents, and pamphlets luued by aocletlll8 fonned to
promote some particular reform or to combat IIOme political prln·
ciple or practice. The most valuable Information upon qUCf!t1enl
of public Interest Is generally found, not In books, but In newa·
pnpeMl, magazines, and r eports, Material of thla character Is often
l'ery dlmcuit to obtain even In the IUrger cltle-a while In the smllller
communltlea It la seldom available.
1!i
Package libraries have been IlrIljIllred on the following sobjeclB:
Capllal jlUnlshruent
Cbild labor
City lind country life
Closed versus open shop
-Commll!8lon form of municipal govermnenl
Conserrntion of natural resources
Dlrcct primaries
Election of Un ited Slates Senators
"~mployers' liability and workmen's compensation
Enlargement of the United SlateS na,',.
Good roads
Government ownership
Immigration
Industrial education
Income laX
Inheritance tax
InitIative and referendum
MunIcipal ownership
Pa reels post
Recall
Ship subllidies
'rrust!:!
Woman suffrage
This work ot tbe Commission has. given an Impetus to debating
all o,'er the State, lind as a result ot tbe Interest aroused, the IIler-ary
societies of the State University have recenUy organized
bating league Which many of the high schools have Joined.
subject selected for debate t his year Is "Womnn Suffrage."
n. de·
The
In add ition to the regular libraries Ilsted above the COlllllllSlilon
has II collection at literature embracing a wide "arlety of !:!ubjects,
which Is sent out upon request. The scope of lhls work has likewise
been enlarged and we are heglnnlng tile formallon or a reference
library for the people at the whole Slate. Wisconsin, Oregon, and
a tell' of the marc progressive Slates are dolug ~bls work on a large
scale; we have made n. small beginning bui. It will require the time
of ene person and several hundred dollars annually to coutlnue and
develoj) t he collection ItS the demands npon Its resources Increase.
"NO thoughtful man or woman can question tbat It is a supreme
concern to provide for ou r people the best at the literature of power
which Inspires and blll1da character. aud at the literature ot know!.
edge which Informs and blll1ds prOflperlty." The reSidents of cltleK
and the larger towns can do tbls most effectlvel}' and economically
by the Mllabllahml'nt or publlll libraries, but bookll call not be pro
vhl('d III the very IImBI] vlliagell and relllote dlRlrlctJI by thlll rorlll
or coI.lperatloll Tho ceOlUIl or 1910 glvel the population of North
Carolina III 2,:!OG,t87, but (he number of people living In towns III
only 318,H~, lIen('o the greal majority or the people, tb~ upon
whonl depend tbe pl'Ollllt'rlty and 'I!.'eltare of the State, are practically
without library prh'UI'Jo:C:II The neareat public library may be fifty
or 11 huntlred mill'S away, and the IK'Opie can not gO so far for bookll,
New York StalO WRII the firet to IIOlve the problem or furnlailing frl'e
bookll to all the people, "If tho peOI)le {'an Dot go for tbo booka,"
8.lIked one of ber forelllon IIbrarlana, "why can not the bookll go
to thtl people!" And Ibua 'I!.'al! e\'olv('(l Iho traveling library hlea
Thll term "traveling library" II ulled to dellgnlte a llolleeUon of
bookll lent to a community for general reading, Ita purPOl58 la to
pro\'lde bookll for the people of the amaller to'l!.·na and rural dl8lrh.'tl
whleh are without library racllltlC1l of any kind. Each box or
bookll ia 11 miniatu re lIhrary, containing bet\\'een thirty and nfty
volumes of the beRt book8 In filltlon, hlatory, trRvel. science lind
lIt(lrature for adulll and children, The ulual proportion III one·
third fletion, oue·third nonfiction. and tho other third books fot
("hlld ren. A box ot booka may ~ kept three montha and then re.­turned
to tbe ComnllllBlon offlce, Anoth(lr library containing a
dltrerent collection ot book8 Is sent to take It II place. Thus any
tommunlty, howev(lr remote, may have a conatant lIupply ot bookll
upon wblcb to draw and mllY (lnJoy the lIalllO oppllrtunltiCi for
moral lind Intellectual deveiollment as lhe people ot the cities anti
la rger towlla,
The library III usual ly kept In the moat ("onv(lnl(lnt public pla{'e-­a
IJCboolhou.se, a poIIt omce: or general Btore-bnt somellmC1l It I~
placed In a private bouse. There are tew t1!atrlctlonll, The books
must be loaned free of charge to aU I'l!llponSlb lO perliODa In the com·
munlt,., and a88urnnce must be given tbat the collection will be
properly cared tor.
An etTo rt Is matle not only to reach rommun ltles whlcb ha\'o no
actell8 to public II brariCi. but also to IIUP1)leml'nt the work of thB
KlDa ll li brary and to dovelol) the library 8plrlt In all parts of the
State, In twenty·nlno StalC1l of th(l Union lOme lIystem of tra\'(I!lng
II bra rlH Is mllntalned and Is o\'erywbere t1!ga rded as a "(lry 1m·
POrtant agent In tbe enrlcbment of country lite. Nortb Carolina
II an agricultura l State; elghty·five per cenl ot the population la
r ural; there can. theretoT(', be nothing of gr(later tmportance to the
State than the pro"p(l rlty. the educaUona l advancement. and the
happine88 of UtO country people. The Ir nvellng library woultl be a
lIOureo ot life and JOY and Infiuence; It would carry cheer and hope
Into femote dlau lctll: It wou ld help to equalh:e educational oppor·
tU Dltles In North Carolina; and It would ralae the h igh Itandard. of
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:-'-orth Carolina cltltonshlp stili hlghcr. Carlyle IlaYS that the true
un!,'<!ralty of th<!lIe days III a collection of books and that Is the kind
of a university that III needcd In North Cnrollna- a uulveNllty ror
tho country pool)le who eDn not lea,'e the farm and go forth to seek
an education ; a nnlveNllty which will go to lhe peoplo; a unlveNllty
for elghtr,nve per cent ot the population!
10. 1.. 1 -:G.SLATlVI: RI.'.. ...: m~:"1c.: II"OICK
LeglslaUve refe rence bureaus or departments ha,"e been estab ..
IIshed In Alabn.ma, CaUfornIa, Connecticut, Indiana, Iowa. Kausas,
Massachusetts. Michigan, Montann, Nobraska, New York, North
Dnkota. Ohio, Oregon, Ponnsylvnnla, Rhode Island. Texas. Washing,
tOn, and Wisconsin. The aim Is to put wlthla convenient reach of
the ieglslator. In c1asslfied'and condensed fonn, sllch Information 3S
will onablo him to know the economic conditions In other States,
the laws as there In tor<:e, and all they actually meet the conditions
that called for their enactmcnt. Tho work has had a dech.led effect
upon good legislation In Stales which have established the bureau.
The following sumnlnry of some of the essentials In carrying on
this work Is condensed from an article by the head of the Leglsla·
live Reference Department of the Wisconsin Library Commission:
" I. The first essential Is a selected library conl'enlent to the legis­lath'e
halls. A large lIbrary Is apt to tall because ot Hs too gen·
ernl nature and because It Is liable to become cnmbersome. This
ILbra ry sbould be a depository for documents of all descrilltions re­lating
to any phase or legislation (rom aIL States. federal government
and particularly t rom foreign countries. • • • Books ure gen·
erally behind the times, and newspal}Cr cllllpings from all over the
country and magulne articles, court briefs and leUers wnst supple.;
went tbls library and compose to a large extent its material.
"2. A trained Jlbr(Lrlan and Indexer Is absolutely essential. The
material Is largely scrappy and hard to classify, "'e need a perllOn
with a IIhcral education. who Is original, not stlrr, who can IDeet an
emergency, and who 18 tactful as well.
"3. The material Is arranged so that It Is compact and accessible.
Do not be afraid to tear up books. docnmenta, pamphlets, clippings,
letlers. manuscripts or other material. Minutely Index this ma ..
terla l. Put It under the subjects. I..cglslatOr6 have no time to read
la rge books.. We luwe no time to hunt up many references In dlrrer ..
ent parts of a library, They shOuld be together as far as possible
upon every subject of legislative Importan('e,
"4 .. Complete Index of all bills which have ,not become laws In the
past should be kept. This saves the drawing of new bills and makes
the experience of the past cumulative,
"5. Records of vetoes, special messages, political platforms. politi.
cal literatu re, and other bandy matter should be ca refully noted
and arranged • .) •
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"G. Dlge!lta of InwI on e\'(~ry lubieet before the ...... glsilltur(> shoull!
\.Ie madl' and lI1an)' copies kepL Leading ellllCll on ull thelle lawa
and oplillonil of Iml111e lIlen and expecrls upon the working of thetIC
laws or upon the defet·tl, tllC."hnlefil or othHwlae, r;hould hi' clirt'fully
Indexed lind !Ill far aa paulble publb'h{'(1 In pamphlet forlll, wltb
ahort blblloSr8llhlr. of the subjl!('u lM'fore the people.
"7, The deparulIt'nt mu~t be entirely non·POlltlcal and non·pnrtllUUl
or elllC It will btl worl!(! limn U6cletl8. If you ha\'e the choice between
elltabllshing a poUtlcaL dellllrlml'llt and no department al aIL, take
th!) Latter."
Tbe l.lbrary Commission of North Carolina fulLy apprC<l\ate!! the
Importance of tbls work and ,,' 111 endeavor to render sueb Ben' Lee.
though necessarily on' a very limited al'ale, to the memben of tbe
LcgLlllature of 1913. Soon after the election a cln::ular letter wal sent
to the memberll ILIklllg them to nllllle SUbJI'CII of la .... maklng In wblch
Ihey would be esp«laILy Interested durLlIg the coming Belll!lon. AS
It Willi Iml)Osslble to Ilrelmrc teferencell nnd gather material on all
lubjcetll Indlented In replies re<:elved, we have confined onr work
to those In greate!!l demand. viz.: Good roadll; the Torrens Ill'stem
of land registration; DI~t primaries: t;mployerll' liability and
workmen'lI compensatIon; Cblld labor, etc, -'Iaterlal hilS been col·
lC<lted. classified, and arranged In convenient form for ready ref·
e renee.
If tbo State Llbrnry can not establish a leglslath'o rererence
burellu lit once, the work should be made a regular department of
the l.lbrary Commission as Is the calle In Wisconsin. MiS/lourl, !lnd
North Dakota.
1\1. PWS8 .'08 Till: ~~t.'Tl!IIl:
After three yean of active .... ork the Commlllllion h9.11 reached the
point wbere an Increased appropriation and a larger force lire abso­lutely
Imperath'e. A staff consisting or one omcer and an annual
npproprlation of $1.500 ror aU PllrpollCfl La Vo'holly Inadeq,ullte for the
work now being carried on. not 10 mention that whlcb IIhould be
done, We would be un faithful to onr trust If we neglected to atate
tllO financial needs of the Commission In the mOSt forcible way In
our power and to call attention to the splendid opPOrlllnltiea for
the extension of itll work. If \helle needa a re not provided tor. It
will not only be ImPossible to IIndertake ne.,,' line!! of work and to
develop lind Increase the 8COpe of work aLready started. but It will
even be Im])Olllllble to keep the Vo'ork up to Ila present atandard.
The opportunltlell ror library growth and library extension hn\'e
never been 80 I)romlslng In North Carolina u at pre8ent. Although
twenty·nlne Stales now ha\'e IItate 8u I)I>orted library commlllsions.
they are mostly In the Northern and Western States. In the SOllth,
North Carolina W811 the plonC(>r. bnt Kentllcky created a commlllllion
In 1910, TennCSlll'e In 1911, and Sontb CaroLIna .... 111 \'cry likely
Ctltnbllsh one In Ih~ n('ar fulure; and It will tberi'fore be n(,(,('Ij88ry
for r-Iorth Carolina to make a la rger pro\'lalon for the work If ahe
Is to maintAin hcr l('adc",lll l),
The rorCMlng rt'po rt Indicates whal ho~ ooen accomplished by
the North Carolina 1.lbrarY Commlll8lon wllh an appropriation
scarcely lIufficil!1lt to meN offite eX I)enMell; without a rogular omce
for that matter, and with not even l\ stenographer or Janitor. GIven
tho 11foper facilltle!! and rell.l'onnble Dnanclal sUPllOrt. tl1I' Commls·
slon cnn do a work of "r""t \)(onellt to the entlri' cltlWIIShlp,
In conclusion. therefor('. we make but one rN:Onlmendll.llon. "'t.
tbat the appropriation of tho Library Commbalon be Incrro8E'd to
$7,600. A number of State!! ha\'e made much larger Rp!)roprlatlons.
but. after carefully considering the actual needs of tbe work nnd the
demands that will be made upon the State Treallury, the Commis­sion.
at ItII anflllRl meeting In October, decided 10 ask for thla \'er)'
modClit aum, The 1I("0pe of tho work and the number of p('oplo who
must depend upon tho Comrnl61110n for IIbrllry af'r\'lre would juStUy
a mudl larger allproprlullon.
An Incrcall ... d a pllrOllriation ",·ould pcrmlt
1, The establlahment of II State aystem of tra\'eling Ubrarh,'s for
the UIK" ot
II, F anners
b. Small lo",'nll .... Ithout public libraries
c. Study clubIJ
d. Schoolll
e. Small public IIbrarleti
:!. An In('rellll(! In lhe number of packsge libraries and tbe 1m·
provement of chis IK"rv lce.
3. Tbe development or the general refer ... nce collCt'tion lind the
wider ext ... nslon of Its J)rlvllegea.
~. ~Iorc Held work: that la. the Commission could /tlve more help
In tbe organltatlon of ne .... libraries and greatf'r lIulstance In the
reorganlUltlon of old onci. Libraries could be vllllll.'d rf'/i:ularly nnd
the encouragf'ment. help, and Instruction gh'en thf' local librarian!!
during such ,'lsIIII WOuld greatly Increase their emelencr. Then
towna which ought to ha\'e public IIbrarles-th()fIC towns ""hlch are
large f'nou~b to 8ull11Ort them-could be \'ialted. and an allempt
made to arouliC hJlerest In the establiahment of a IIbrar)·.
5. The preparation, pubUclitlon. and distribution of II number of
hook lists, leanetll, cit<'ulal1l of !tlfonl1atlon, etc. The nature of lIuch
publications and tho UII6 that would be made or thf'IU ha\'e been
rully explained In another part of this rel1o rt. and It III only ncCtl·
fIlIr)" to add here that the demllnd tor literature of this character
Is increaalng and lhat the lack of It greatly handlcll pa the varlons
RClh'llICli of the CommillBlon.
Relpe<'tfully submltled,
MISSt£ W . LF_\TIIF.II)I\\. Scrr('IOTII,
~I
API'ENI) IX A
I'ublic Librnr)' Law
(Public 1..11'11'11 1911, Chapt~r 83)
Thf' 01'11 rol .",Uf'J/lbIJ,l of Sorl/l. (.'uro/lll(l do cnu't:
Sr..n lfl~ I The board ot aldermen or town comml_loDen of any
IntOrJlouted clly or town, upon the petition or t,,'enty·n,'o per cent
or Lhe r(!gl~tcred ,"otera tbcrcof, sball lubmlt the qUCllt!on or the
t'tItabUlhmf'nt or a rree publl(' library to the ,"oters at the nut
mnnltlpal election. If a majority oC the VOIl!1 ea!Jl on I!&ld qUefltlon
be III tho affirmath'e, thO board at aldermen or tol'.n <=ommiulonera
Ihall establish tho library or reading room and 1e\'Y and caulIO to
be collected all otber general tax~s are collected, a special tnx or
not m ore than teo centa on the bUlldred doHal'8 or the lI.IIaetised value
of the tnxable ]Jroperty of lIu~h c ity or town and not more thnn
th irty centl 011 the poll. The fund 80 provided Ihall conatltute the
library rund, and shall he kept 8eparate frOnl the oth~r fuudl of the
city or town, to be expended exclu8h'ely IIpon 8uch library.
S.:c. 2. }o'or the gO"ernm('111 of sllch library tbere Ihall be II. board
of Ilx t ruH1CC1J appointed by the board of aldcrmen or town com,
mlltllionera, chosen from tho citlx(,lIa at large with rererence to
thei r ntn('Q ror Huch office; and nOl more tban ODe member or tbe
buRrd or a ldermen or tOI\'n commlulonenl ahall be at auy one tIme
a Dlember of IIIlld board. Such trustees 8hall hold their omce for
8ix yean from their appointment, and unlit their SUCCefl80r1l are ap­]
lOl nted and qualified: Provi/Icd. that UIIOn their first appointment
under thl8 Rct two memi>ers Hhall be appointed for two years. twO
ror rour years, and two for Ah: )'eart!, and at all I lIbIlequent Rppolnt,
mentll under this aCt made every two yCllrs, two membert! shalt be
appointed for six yea"" All vRcanclu "hall be Immediately rC llOrted
by the Iru~tees to the board or aldermen or town commlltlllollel'8
and be filled by appointment In like manner, and. If In all IInexplred
term. ror the reflld ue of the tcrm only. The board of aldermen or
town commllaloners may remo"e any truatee tor Incapacity, unfit·
ncu, misconduct. or for negll'Ct or duty, No compensation Ihall he
allow('d any trultee.
Sce,3. Immediately after appolntlll ('nt l uch board of trllsteea Hhall
orKnnlxe by electi ng one of III nlembers 88 president and one as
~r1ltary· trea8Urer, aDd 8uch other omcel'8 01 It may dc('m ne<:es­IJ.
8ry. Tbo lIecrclary·tnmauror, heforn entdng lIpan h is dutletl. sha ll
she bond to tile municipality In an amount fixed by the board or
trustees, roudltloned for the faithful dlschargs of hl8 omclal dUlles.
The beard , hall adopt such by·la"·8, rulea and regulatlonll for Il,
O ... ·n guidance and for the governmCnt of the library aa may be ox·
SECUSIJ HII~:':XU,J, HEI'oHT 01 Tilt;
jll;'dlcnl and conrormable to law. It ehall hnve excluslvo control of
tho expenditure of all 0I0JICY8 rollec{ed tor or placed to the cr{'(lll
of tbe library lund, snd of the sUp('rvlslon, cllre, and custody of the
roomll or building constructed, leased, or sct apllrt ror library pur,
1108(>8. l3ut aU money recelvc(1 tor such library shall be paid Into
thO city troasury, be credited to the library rund, be kept scparate
from other moneys, and be paid out 10 the 8CCretary·tressurer upon
lhe authenticated requl~IUon of the board of trustees through Its
IIroper omcen. With tho conllCnt of thO board of aldermen or town
comminlollcra It may lease and occupy, or purchalle, or erect Ullon
ground sl'Cured through gift or Ilurchage an appropriate building:
Prut·ided. that of the Income of anyone year not more than one-half
IilIlY be elilployed for the purllose of making such I{'aac or purchase
or for erecting auch building. It may appoint a librarian, fI1l8lstauts.
and other cmployeea. and prctJCrlbe full'S ror their ('onduct, alld fix
their eompensallon. And shall AIIIO ha\'e power to remo\'e lIuth Ai>'
1101i1l('('1l. It rna)' al~o extend the prl\'llegCIJ and use of lIueh library
10 nourealdeuta upon aucb terma and condlUoua as It may pretK'rlbe,
Su::o 4. All property gh'en, grallted. (lOln·eyed. donated, de\'lsed,
or bequeathed to. or otber"'!se acquired by Any city or town ror a
library sblll1 vest In, and be held In the lIame of sucb city or to"'II,
and any conveyance. grant. dona11011. d6\'la<:'. bequest or girt made
to or III the name of any public library board shall be deemed to
have been made directly to sucb clly or lown.
Ste, 6. With the consent of tbo board or nldermen or town com·
mhlslonerll, eXllreSiled by ordinance or rC1lolutlon. and within the
IImltaliolls of tbls act as to tbe rate of taxation. the library board
mAy acrept IIny gift, grant. devlB(l or bequC1It made or offered by any
person for library PUrIIOSes. and may carry out the conditions of
sucb donations. And the city or town In all such caRCA Is authorized
to atqulre a site. le\'y a tax. and pledge Iiselt by ordinance or r eso·
lutlon to a perpetual tompllance .... lth all the terms and condltlon~
of the gltt. grant. de\'lse or beqUCBt so accepted.
St:(', Ii. I:~\'e ry IIhrary C1Itablished under this act shall be fore\'er
f ree to the lise of the Inhabitants of the city or town, 811bJect to lIuell
rea80nAble regulatlous lUI the board or IrUllleH may adopt.
Ste, 7. On or before the thlrty·f[nt day of December of eAch year
the so ld board of trustees sball make II report to the board of alder­Ill€'
n or town commissioners. stilting tbe condition of tllelr trullt.
the varloull lIums of money received from th€' library fund and all
other lIOurcea, and how much mon€'y has been expended, the number
or bookll and IlCrlodlcalA on hlllld. the number lidded during tho
year. the number lost or mlllSlng, the numbc!r or books loaned out
and the general chaTarter of such bookll. the numbc!r of registered
lisen or Illch library, with suth Other IItl\llstlcs. Information and
suggestions 8a It may deem of gcneral Interest.
X. C. LWII_\lu' ('OMlIISl'IIOX
SEC. 8. The bonnl of aldermen or town CODllll18llionera ot sucb
city or town shall have power to pass ordlnancell ImPOlLlng suitable
penaltlell tor thO punishment of persons cOlumllLing Injury upon
sucb IIbrnry or the grounds or other property thereot, or for any
Injury to, or tor tallure to return any book, plate, picture. engraving.
mall, maga~lne. pamphlet or ruanuS<:rlpt belonging to 8uch library.
Stc. 9. If there e);ilJts In any Incorporated city or town a secu]nr
or nonsectarian library owned and controlled by a !!OCtety or corpo­ration.
thl) board o( aldermen or town commlssionen, wbrn deemed
bellt tor the InterCllt of the city or town. may levy and coJlcel the
tax herein provided ror, and, In lieu of 8upportlng and maintaining
a public library, enter Into a contract wltll 8u('h !!OCiety or corpora­tion
for the purpose of .Iro\·\d lng the II1hnbltnlll8 or lIuch elty or
town with the tree usc of such library upon such terms and COII­dltloDS
lUI may be agreed upon between thO board of aldermen or
town ('ommlSSloners and the SOCiety or corporation: I'rovlded
OIU;;OJl8. that nil money paid to such so<:lely or corporation under
SlLld contract shall be eX]lended solely ror tbe maintenance or such
lib rary. and tor no other purpose.
St:C. 10. That nothing In this act shall be construed to abolish or
In anywise nbrldge IlIlY power or duly conferred UllOn any public
I!brary established by vlrtuo of any city or town charter or other
apeeial act.
Site. 11. This nct shall be In force from and after Its ratification.
Ratified March <t, 1911.
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Statistical Table o f Libl'1lries in No r th Caro lina
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A~a ...•.. '" I' .... ~"'n<oriall.i~'_ ,~, , • ,. '00 1.6;" " -,~ 2 •• 1$ "" , t:'tho. II J". ..... - Aohnillo ........ 18.762 I· ... k \1.mori.J l..ihnry_ I~jf , ,', !.U7 .., IQ.6::1 " 1.1l1li .!G,'1~ li,"- It.-It ..... )' J ..... < • /1._",,-;1100., •• •• , ':' :. .....
• "Jo .... ,", I'''''k .. 1.. .. "d·.·IIDnoll~br..)', ,,. , L, ~• •) W " > .' .
"' ::<a,-_ C ....
• C.rth.F '" Ch·io: nub IJht •• )' IIII~ , .. .. •• "" to. I'. !oI.,( ..... ,~1I ..
• Charl<>t.too ••••••. 31.011 C., .... &10 IJb .... )'. IDlll F .•• 1.lIIIr .. 8,~.;& " e.g;"! 15.1118 M".)" I\. P.lmo, " ...
" · .. '. , ;; · ' ,' Charlotte_ •.• .• ~,all ,.
" 0 , Uh,.r)'I' ,', " ,. l"mhtrt
~ ". • ('ollC'<Jf'd. 8.'U C:o......u Publi<- iJbrary. I~ll ,. ... &;~ I.In • .. .. "" ,," ,
" I. ...... • Durhata .. 18.tH Durh.ta I'ublir Ijl.n.ry. IMI)" , .m ~ 4.~'" • 1.5;"0 IUM \1,- , , G~ ~ " .·~."'Yil" ... i.OU Ci .. ;'" .\...,..1.""" 1.ilM"ary , .. , ,", ,. ~ OQ .. loh .. , ("b.Jw. !'ntn-,
" ...... "klia. .~ .... .,klin I'ublic! I.il .. ·~·· 'M' ,. " •• ~ 1l00i_ .. ,
= " O"I"";~ a.or.; G ... onia Public! l.ib'l')·· ",. S .'" '" 1.324 • •• '.IH I."uio-K m ..... "
" (l"M.boru ... um Ooldotx...Q 1',,1>1,. L.Im\..,._ ,,,, ,. ... , . 1.1,;,\ 1 I~ OM ;.~U (· .... lol 1lI~""
" G ...... ""boro ....... U.~ C ..... ""boro I>ubli~ Lib ...... y ,,. .". 11.613 1 .• 1)1 IO.~2 ll~ ,,.. :I9.~M I~ IIi. I) (~ld ... ll
" G_"'·ille._. 1. 101 G ...... .",i11ro Publi<- l.ibnty. , .. , ,~ '" ... ,,. lol .... , "
, II,"'·.· ..
" Ii,.Ddr,.... ... .... lIud .. "",,, I'ubl;'" Libnr)" 1' 10
" lIudf ..... ,,,villt> .. 2.~" 1I,."d. ....... Y1I1 .. /.it .... ..,. ••• ,," l.i .... II Rata ..... n
" /I "k(ll"1. 1,711 lliokory Publlo 1.1I1t1l,,·· _ ,.", '"
2G
(.'"llt'<)I'dl. CoIk!I'I. ______ ...
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t;~ .. brtb Col .. ..,· ••. __ •
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0 ...." """0 •.., ...... Colle..,.
Guilford Col"".". ......... .
[,ill"',on ~.l"_. _____ •
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1> .. fII l ... lituUl._ ......... _._ •
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tSale .... \ ,..&my.u.d CoIlep
ijou.bfo'Q Ptwb)'Ioeri ... CoIlt'",.
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Ihloe .'_ CoIle",. __ _
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'\PII_lac";"'1I Tralnill& &'11001
Cull" ..... Nonnal School" •.
~hoollot 1100 81i"" ......... .
<I ... ..,. 000. ""a., IJbrary.)
Sebool for .bo Deo.f and Dum""
Slate IJbr •• y •••••••••••• ___ .
Slal<l Normal and l./Id., •• " .. 1
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("onu..... i'!7 6.52'1
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